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Gold: The world's friend for 5,000 years

Posted on May 21, 2012

Investors have “defriended” gold recently in favor of the dollar, as Greek and French voters rejected austerity measures.

Gold takes it on the chin…what's next?

Posted on May 13, 2012

There was a strong reaction last week to the elevated debt crisis in Europe, with commodities and equities being indiscriminately sold. Gold fell 3 percent this week, losing its safe haven status as the dollar grew stronger and the 10-year government note headed lower.

Chart of the week: where global industrial production is coming from

Posted on May 13, 2012

Many have compared today’s economic recovery to the slow, stagnant growth Americans lived through in the 1970s.

Apple is a want – global resources are needs

Posted on May 4, 2012

Here’s a different way of showing how energy stocks have lagged.

Sell in May and go away? Not this year

Posted on April 28, 2012

One catchy investing maxim that’s popular this time of year is “sell in May and go away,” the notion that investors should cash in their investments and take the summer off.

Does China hold the winning ticket?

Posted on March 31, 2012

The odds of winning tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 175,711,536. This remote chance hasn’t stopped people from lining up to buy a ticket, as the “what-if-I-win” idea seems so thrilling.

Gold and China: where the bulls and bears square sff

Posted on March 26, 2012

To paraphrase the great Steve Martin, today's investors are very passionate people and passionate people tend to overreact at times. An overreaction is exactly what's happened in gold and global markets in recent weeks. While market bulls h…

Why gold can go the distance

Posted on March 23, 2012

Gold’s been knocked down lately, but several enduring factors have conditioned the yellow metal for an inevitable comeback.

Will oil continue heading higher?

Posted on March 5, 2012

Does it feel like it costs an arm and a leg to fill your car these days? While consumers may continue to feel the bite from higher gasoline prices, investors can use these rising prices to their advantage.

In the bullring with gold

Posted on February 6, 2012

After prices fell 10 percent in December, many investors wondered if the bull market in gold was running out of steam. That was before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke swooped in with a “red cape” and fired the bulls back up.

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